After Being Forced Into a Facial Paralysis, the Villain Said I’m Such a Drama Queen - Chapter 32

What kind of wild words are these?!

Eldest Miss, look at me! Xiao Xia is a minor, she can’t do it—let me! I’m a recent college grad, a total softie!

Sheng Xia couldn’t react in time, but the comments in the livestream were flying by so fast that one disappeared before the next could even be read.

Sheng Xia raised her hands to clutch her clothes, looking like a bullied young bride, her voice trembling: “Eldest Miss, I… you…”

Lu Wanxing used to be able to hear the inner thoughts of others. Although it had brought her plenty of trouble and lingering side effects, it had also given her a great sense of security. Initially, she had refused to let Sheng Xia come over because she felt a sense of uncontrollable crisis from not being able to hear her thoughts.

Sheng Xia was someone whose heart she couldn’t read directly, and her evasive attitude just now had made Lu Wanxing feel an uncontrollable irritability. She had spoken those words on impulse, but upon further reflection, she understood why Sheng Xia remained silent.

She likely didn’t want to bring her conflict with Xiao Qi before her, or perhaps she was worried that Lu Wanxing would side with Xiao Qi or form a negative opinion of her.

Lu Wanxing pursed her lips, suddenly realizing that since Xiao Qi had acted against Sheng Xia based on incorrect information, others might think it was by her decree that she wanted to drive Sheng Xia away.

What about Sheng Xia? Would she think that?

The Eldest Miss looked up, gazing into those eyes that were as easy to read as ever, and dismissed the thought.

No, she wouldn’t.

However, this incident made her realize that while Sheng Xia looked silly and slow, her mind was actually quite delicate and sensitive. This sensitivity revealed a touch of vulnerability belonging to someone her age.

At times, Lu Wanxing felt that although Sheng Xia seemed simple and predictable, she seemed to be suppressing many things in her heart appearing mature as if she had already experienced a thousand storms.

Yet, seeing Sheng Xia’s panicked eyes and her expressionless “sob-sob” face, Lu Wanxing couldn’t help but want to laugh, while also feeling a pang of guilt.

Lu Wanxing’s tone softened slightly. “I’m sorry. I lost control of my emotions just now.”

The Eldest Miss was always one to admit her mistakes. After apologizing, she began thinking about what kind of gift she should buy for Sheng Xia to compensate for her offensive behavior today.

But remembering that she had fought with Xiao Qi, the Eldest Miss asked again: “Do you need to change into a T-shirt so I can check your injuries?”

Knowing how heavy Xiao Qi’s strikes were, one only needed to look at A-Biao, who had been bedridden for half a month.

Seeing that the pressure in the Eldest Miss’s gaze had dissipated, Sheng Xia breathed a sigh of relief. She reached out to hug her Barbie doll and shook her head frantically. “No, it’s ugly.”

Holding the doll, Sheng Xia looked even more “bully-able.” Lu Wanxing’s index finger rubbed the armrest of her chair, restraining the urge to pinch her.

Her gaze fell on the doll, and her eyes flickered.

It looked like the one she had told A-Biao to buy a limited edition, so she remembered it. She hadn’t expected Sheng Xia to bring it here.

The one Sheng Xia gave her was probably still at the Old Lady’s place; she’d have to bring it back to her room one of these days.

With that thought, she didn’t try to scare Sheng Xia into undressing again. Seeing that the girl’s movements weren’t stiff and her face remained wood-like, she guessed the injuries weren’t serious.

“You don’t need to go to training for the next few days. Review your vocabulary on your own; I won’t be testing you.”

Upon hearing this, Sheng Xia instinctively wanted to refuse. If there were no dictation tests, there would be no rewards and wouldn’t her chances of seeing the Eldest Miss decrease?

However, worried that the Eldest Miss might suddenly decide to make her undress again, Sheng Xia didn’t know how to handle it and simply nodded in agreement.

After sitting for a while, she headed out and found medicine at the door. Sheng Xia opened it to see a note written by Xiao Qi.

So… just how many people did the Eldest Miss drive away before? The subordinates were already used to it.

In other words, how many people have been planted in the villa? The Eldest Miss wasn’t an unreasonable person; if she kicked someone out, they likely weren’t up to any good. So, who would be arranging for people to enter the villa?

Recalling A-Biao’s mention of 120 bodyguards being fired, they were all momentarily speechless.

If this were ancient times, the Eldest Miss would definitely be an emperor targeted for assassination.

Knowing that Xiao Qi had targeted her for this reason, Sheng Xia thought about it and realized she might have done the same.

After all, anyone trying to sneak into the villa with ulterior motives was a threat to the Eldest Miss. Why give them a kind face?

The next day after training, Xiao Qi apologized in front of everyone: “Due to a misunderstanding, my attitude toward Sheng Xia was poor, and I said those things on purpose yesterday. I am very sorry.”

She was about to bow to Sheng Xia when she was stopped.

“Sister Qi, let the misunderstanding pass. Let’s just get along peacefully from now on.” Although they had only known each other for a few days, Sheng Xia could tell Xiao Qi was a straightforward person and didn’t mind. “I’ll still be relying on Sister Qi to teach me grappling later.”

One can never have too many skills; learning something systematic would help her correct her fighting habits.

Xiao Qi didn’t hesitate and agreed immediately. Seeing the two reconcile, everyone breathed a sigh of relief until Xiao Qi asked if anyone wanted to spar with her, at which point everyone bolted.

“New arrivals?” Xiao Qi noticed Da Hu and Er Wen standing to the side and asked.

They nodded reluctantly. They had originally planned to avenge their “boss,” but they hadn’t expected her to apologize first.

“Have you practiced before?”

Da Hu and Er Wen didn’t sense the danger yet and nodded, saying they had learned a few things recently.

Xiao Qi rubbed her chin. “Fine, let’s practice a bit then.”

Before long, screams more tragic than a slaughterhouse echoed from the training ground. Da Hu and Er Wen were in tears and snot, eventually being tossed aside by Xiao Qi to do physical conditioning.

After crying, Da Hu asked: “Er Wen, how do you feel?”

Er Wen felt himself over and said, “It’s okay. It didn’t hurt as much as when the Boss hits us.”

He still remembered the agonizing pain of his nose nearly breaking; since then, he felt that getting beaten was a minor issue.

The two looked at each other. “Sigh, the Boss is really kind.”

Ever since they learned Sheng Xia could lift a car with one hand, they felt that they had only kept their lives because she showed mercy. Thus, being beaten to a pulp by her recently felt like nothing; they could handle Xiao Qi too.

This must be what the Eldest Miss meant by “When Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on a man, it must first exercise his mind with suffering and subject his sinews to toil.” Da Hu and Er Wen encouraged each other and didn’t slack off, honestly practicing their conditioning.

Though they were a bit dim-witted, they knew this opportunity was hard to come by and needed to be seized so they could protect the Boss and the Eldest Miss in the future.

Sheng Xia didn’t know what kind of determination the “Big Two” had made. She hadn’t planned on extra training today and returned immediately after reconciling with Xiao Qi.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered, she heard Uncle Li say: “Eldest Miss, the Murong family has arrived.”

Hearing this, Sheng Xia, who was about to go upstairs, stopped in her tracks and stood behind Lu Wanxing. “Eldest Miss, may I stay here?”

Lu Wanxing thought about what Murong Hanwen had said last time; she didn’t want him to think she was following his lead, so she nodded.

About a minute later, Sheng Xia heard footsteps, and two minutes after that, Murong Hanwen walked in and called out: “Wanxing.”

That “Wanxing” made both women feel nauseous.

Lu Wanxing looked up, her eyes showing unabashed displeasure and coldness. “You can just call me by my full name.”

She must have said this more than once, but Murong Hanwen acted as if nothing had happened and continued to call her that every time.

At this thought, Lu Wanxing’s expression grew even colder. “What is it?”

“Can’t I come to see you if there’s nothing specific? I’ve missed you after not seeing you for so long.” Murong Hanwen looked at Sheng Xia nearby, his gaze filled with disgust.

Lu Wanxing noticed this and looked up at Murong Hanwen. “If you have no business, you can leave.”

“There’s a fireworks display at Binjiang in a while. Let’s go together.”

“I don’t like crowded places.”

“I know. I’ve cleared the area this time. The lights at Binjiang Square will only shine for us.” At this, there was a hidden sense of smugness in Murong Hanwen’s eyes.

Hearing this, the others were speechless. The fireworks were supposed to be for many people; Murong Hanwen’s clearing of the square was essentially him treating himself like an absolute monarch.

Furthermore, Murong Hanwen had already arranged everything before coming to find the Eldest Miss. He called it an “invitation,” but in reality, he hadn’t considered her opinion at all.

Sheng Xia was truly speechless regarding this male lead, and her distrust of the “plot” grew. In the original story, the incident of people being barred from Binjiang Square was shared by many on Weibo, even leading to complaints to the city government, making it a major scandal.

In the end, the explanation given was that the “Lu family heiress” had done it to surprise her fiancé, which led to Lu Wanxing being viciously attacked on Weibo.

To think it was actually Murong Hanwen’s doing.

And in the original story, he had taken the female lead there. It turns out that because Lu Wanxing rejected him, he grew unhappy and directly smeared her later.

Truly, utterly shameless.

The people in the livestream also knew this plot point, and for a moment, the sound of “vomiting” was everywhere.

Honestly, when I first read this, I thought it was romantic and wondered why there weren’t many people. When the ‘truth’ came out, I even cursed the female supporting character.

…Me too. I’m an idiot. Because of that, I even had a prejudice against the Eldest Miss. Who would have thought Lu Wanxing was just a massive scapegoat for everyone else’s messes?

Thinking about it like that was truly terrifying.

Moreover, the Eldest Miss clearly didn’t seem deeply in love with Murong Hanwen. How did the story put it?

She did everything for me, sparing no expense. Her love for me transcends time and money, which touches me deeply. Unfortunately, late-coming affection cannot stay, and in the end, I chose another woman.

Why has Lu Wanxing become like this? She used to be as cold and clear as the moon. Though she wasn’t passionate toward me, I knew she had feelings for me. To get engaged to me, she sacrificed so much.

Now she has completely turned into a malicious woman, even attacking my company out of spite and trying to harm the woman I love. She’s just out for revenge! Truly disgusting.

It was confirmed: the first-person perspective of this plot could not be trusted.

However, there was some information buried in there. The Eldest Miss’s engagement to Murong Hanwen likely had a purpose. Harming the original protagonist might have also been a form of revenge, though the plot was vague and didn’t explain it clearly.

Though she didn’t know what had happened, seeing the Eldest Miss’s straight back, Sheng Xia suddenly felt a bit of heartache for her.

After all, in the original plot, the Eldest Miss’s ending was not good. The male lead and the second male lead teamed up to attack the Lu family’s industries. After the Lu family went bankrupt, the third male lead also turned traitor, posting ambiguous statements online that incited fans to attack Lu Wanxing.

In an instant, the whole world was accusing Lu Wanxing. Unable to endure it, she pushed her wheelchair into the sea one night, and after that, no one ever mentioned her again.

Before, Sheng Xia had just read this as a story, but now, she only felt an unstoppable rage. At the same time, she resolved in her heart not only to stay away from these psychos herself but also to protect the Eldest Miss.

Unaware of the pity Sheng Xia was currently feeling for her, Lu Wanxing only heard Murong Hanwen’s nauseating inner thoughts and refused directly: “No need, I don’t want to go.”

“Wanxing, we are fiancé and fiancée. You know there are already rumors that our relationship is about to break?” Murong Hanwen’s ultimate goal was to get Lu Wanxing to cooperate with him in creating an image of a “divine couple.”

Although the Murong and Lu families had been allied through engagement for a long time, it hadn’t brought many benefits. A large reason was that Lu Wanxing’s attitude was never warm, a signal that was easily misinterpreted by others.

“Mm, and then? Why do you care so much about what others think?” Lu Wanxing pretended not to catch Murong Hanwen’s deeper meaning, her tone flat.

As he was about to speak again, she continued: “Someone told me before that you were having affairs with the daughters of the Zhang, Wu, Huo, and Ma families. Didn’t I ignore that too?”

Murong Hanwen was startled and immediately replied: “Who told you those things? They must be rumors spread by competitors wanting to destroy our relationship.”

Lu Wanxing smiled. “You know that, so you shouldn’t care about the rumors either, right?”

Murong Hanwen had already lost this battle. He could only relent for now and try to cultivate some feelings with Lu Wanxing. “Indeed.”

“I’ve been busy lately and haven’t come to accompany you. Let’s talk more now.” He signaled Uncle Li to bring up a bottle of red wine.

“I heard you went to Zhao Ying’s place a while ago. Are you planning to play the piano again?” A while ago = two months ago.

Standing behind Lu Wanxing with eyes on her nose and nose on her heart, Sheng Xia’s ears precisely captured the information.

Playing the piano? What piano?

“No,” Lu Wanxing denied.

“I thought he had something that attracted you, enough to make you willing to leave the house.” In recent years, the social gatherings Lu Wanxing attended could be counted on one hand; even his invitations were rejected. Now she had gone to a banquet hosted by a small company how could he not be angry?

“By the way, my mother said we should find a time to meet and discuss the wedding banquet.” Lu Wanxing’s attitude had always been tepid; he wanted to get married quickly to shut some people up.

As soon as Murong Hanwen spoke, Sheng Xia clearly felt the atmospheric pressure around Lu Wanxing drop by several degrees.

“Murong Hanwen, you’re thirty. Can you grow out of being a giant baby and walk on your own two feet?” Lu Wanxing was merciless with her words.

Normally, Murong Hanwen wouldn’t care, as he was used to her occasional sarcasm. Besides, he liked Lu Wanxing’s personality and her posture when she was angry. But with Sheng Xia present, he felt he was losing face, and his expression soured.

He picked up his wine glass, downed it, and smiled again: “Wanxing, don’t try to provoke me on purpose. I was thinking that during the wedding, you could play a piano piece, and then I’d bring the ring over to propose. How about that?”

Lu Wanxing’s expression turned cold. “Keep dreaming.”

Today, she suddenly found Murong Hanwen extremely noisy. As this thought flashed by, a hint of reflection appeared in Lu Wanxing’s eyes; she realized that while she had always found him annoying, she had never directly told him to get lost before.

When did she become so good-tempered?

Unaware of what Lu Wanxing was thinking, her reaction which seemed like she was “embarrassed and angry” made Murong Hanwen feel much better. He leaned back on the sofa, his right leg crossed casually; those who didn’t know better would think he was the boss.

“I’ve always felt you were a person of great sentiment.”

“Arranging it that way will show everyone how good our relationship is.”

Seeing that Lu Wanxing didn’t respond, he didn’t feel angry. He looked at Sheng Xia to the side: “Can you play a song for me? I feel this atmosphere needs beautiful music to accompany it.”

As he spoke, he familiarly poured himself more wine and even poured some for Lu Wanxing. Murong Hanwen had always entertained himself like this, and Lu Wanxing had always ignored him.

However, while Murong Hanwen used to leave after a few stinging words, he was acting unusually today.

Recalling the inner thoughts she had just heard from Murong Hanwen, and his unprovoked targeting of Sheng Xia, Lu Wanxing turned her head and said, “Play a song for him.”

“Yes, Eldest Miss.” With one look, Sheng Xia immediately understood what Lu Wanxing wanted her to play. Thinking through her library, the one that best matched Murong Hanwen’s “vibe” would be…

With an idea in mind, Sheng Xia searched on her phone, turned the volume to the maximum, and walked behind Murong Hanwen.

He was already prepared to show a look of surprise and appreciation, but upon hearing the music, his expression instantly shattered.

“Wenzhou, Zhejiang! Wenzhou, Zhejiang!”

“The biggest leather factory in Wenzhou, Zhejiang the Jiangnan Leather Factory has gone bankrupt!”

“Bastard, bastard, Boss Huang He! Gambling and womanizing! Gambling and womanizing!”

“He owes, he owes 350 million! He ran away with his sister-in-law! He ran away!”

“We have no choice, no choice, no choice! We can only take wallets to cover our wages!”

“Wallets originally 100, 200, 300 now all 20 bucks!”

“20 bucks, 20 bucks! All 20 bucks! All, all, all 20 bucks!”

“Huang He, you bastard, you bastard! Huang He, you are not, you are not, you are not a human!”

This loop played twice. Murong Hanwen listened to the song, feeling dazed and…

Like he was going deaf.

Sheng Xia’s “Little Link” phone was average in most ways, but its speakers were truly loud. In the living room, it was like 3D surround sound, echoing through the rafters, directly scaring Murong Hanwen so much that he spilled his wine.

Lu Wanxing: As expected, Sheng Xia’s train of thought will never fail to disappoint.

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